Word: theset
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Nevertheless, BSO's Madame Butterfly wasstill, on the whole, an enjoyable experience. Theset was exquisite, not overly modern oravant-garde, and accentuated with beautifulOriental designs illuminated on a backdrop oftextured, creamcolored lantern paper. The star ofthe show was invaribly Sharpless (Lucio Gallo),who stole the stage every time he was on it. ButDelligatti's convincing metamorphosis of Butterflyin Act II has to be equally lauded. It was such apleasure to see this opera emphasize Butterfly'scharacter rather than attempt toprovide arationalization for the character flaws of bothPinkerton and Butterfly and inevitably, makingMadame Butterfly a far less compellingstory of human nature
...home kitchen. That the set has runningwater is in itself a technical triumph--a touch,however, that was not flaunted, but put in placeto avoid distraction. Afternoon turned into duskinto night into dawn with subtle but cruciallighting and sound effects. The talent andimagination of the people behind the scenes--theset designers, set dressers, costume designers,sound and light directors--were stretched as farand as creatively as they are for any of theMainstage's more bombastic productions, but to thetriumphant effect of authenticity and reality...
...second set played out in identicalfashion--the Blakes lost serve at 3-3 and lost theset 6-4 to end Tom's career and the Blake-Blakeseason for Harvard tennis...
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